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CSS, Jukeboxes, and Flags
A canceled meeting opened unexpected time for jukebox research, website development, community events, and quiet reflection on leadership, delegation, and balancing too many responsibilities while continuing work on the Restoring the Signal exhibit. Read More
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The Day of the Royal Blueberry Tart
A day spent restoring a 1938 typewriter, uncovering archival newspaper scans, photographing local murals, discussing payphones and clowning, playing improvised games with friends, and sketching AI-assisted mural concepts inspired by the Shenandoah Valley. Read More
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Dial ‘I’ for interactive: New exhibit celebrates 150 years of communication
Northern Virginia Daily: Highlights the Restoring the Signal exhibit at Stone Branch Center for the Arts, which explores vintage communication technology through interactive telephones, storytelling, oral histories, nostalgia, and community participation, centered on 150 years of communication history. Read More
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Solving SSL Before Press
Days before a reporter visited the Restoring the Signal exhibit, I found myself untangling a bizarre SSL certificate problem involving DNS, AutoSSL, browser caching, and cPanel—while also preparing rotary phones, TTY demonstrations, flyers, and interactive storytelling experiences. Read More
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Restoring the Signal
Restoring the Signal: an interactive exhibit blending antique telephones, VoIP technology, accessibility tools, voicemail recordings, and community curiosity into a living communications experiment at Stone Branch Center for the Arts. Read More
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Inside a Vintage Phone Revival
Reviving vintage phones turned into a full day of discovery—bringing a TTY printer to life, restoring ringing bells, organizing a private phone network, and even dismantling a century-old magneto. Hands-on progress is bringing this interactive exhibit closer to reality. Read More
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Building a Self-Contained Phone Network with Asterisk and Grandstream ATAs
Building an 18-line phone system with Grandstream ATAs and a Raspberry Pi turned into a deep dive into networking, provisioning, and Asterisk quirks. What started as a simple upgrade became a full system redesign with routing, isolation, and interactive possibilities. Read More
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Restoring the Signal
Repairing relationships, rediscovering old tools, and building new systems, this project reconnects people through sound, text, and shared experience. From rotary phones to TTY machines, the exhibit restores more than signals—it brings communities, stories, and forgotten technology back online. Read More
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Building a Switchboard for Old Phones
I built a working PBX using a Raspberry Pi to connect rotary and analog phones, enabling audio playback, voicemail, and interactive dialing. This guide walks through the setup, challenges, and creative possibilities for turning vintage telephones into a programmable experience. Read More
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Bridging a Century of Telephony
A chance encounter led to a hands-on journey through communication history—rotary dials, ringing bells, and a century-old crank phone. Now, those mechanical signals are being translated into something new, as an antique system becomes a living, interactive telephone exchange. Read More